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Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-12-24

The banks will take their Christ
mas holiday next Monday.
The pupils OF c. F. College will
only have holiday until Tuesday
next.
The City Schools close this (Fri-
day. afternoon until Monday, jan
uary 3D..
-Messrs. Houchin & Biles shipped
a car load of mules to Selma, Ala,
Thursday.
MIR. r. P. Biles and wife, Of
Sparta, were visiting relatives here a
day or two this week.
--Mr.R.KeHnedy came home from
Nashville Thursday to spend the
holidays with his family.
Miss Hattie Brown went to Spar
ia this friday morning to visit rel
atives for few days.
Miss Herminia Jeanmaire went
to Goodbars Wednesday to spend
Christmas with friends.
Judge Robt. Cantrell and wife, of
Lebanon, are visiting their daughter,
Mrs. T. III. Faulkner.
Mr.. H. Rahm came home from
Chattanooga Tuesday to spend the
holidays with his family.
Mr.. Geo. E. Purvis, of Nash
vile, came up Monday to attend the
burial of his sister, Mrs. Conner.
Which will receive the greater
part of your attention tomorrow, the
church service or your Christmas
dinner? M.a
Mrs. J. s. Barton returned home
last week from a visit of several
weeks to friends and relatives at
Memphis.
Miss Leila Crump, Of the c. F.
College faculty, left Thursday after.
noon for her home in Rutherford
county to spend Christmas.
The STANDARD will make itE
appearance next week as usual. We
abandoned the practice of skipping
Christmas week two years ago.
Hon. II. NJ. Dock, clerk of tn,
Supreme Court, was here last Satur
day as witness in a revenue suit be
fore Commissioner Faulkner.
The merchants of McMinnvill'
have all had q fine trade this weel
on Christmas goods, and their stock
in this line are pretty well exhausted
--Messrs. s. T. West and w. H
Magness Jr,, have bought out tht
stock and business of w. d. NOrthcut
The style of the new firm is S. 7
West d Co.
Mr.. Frank Conner and wife al
rived Monday from Kentucky to al
, tend the funeral of Mr.. Comer's moth
er. They will remain here for sever
al days yet.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-12-24
In Memoriam.

Mrs. Mary j. Conner, daughter of
George T. Purvis and wife of Thomas
Conner, was born in Nelson county,
Va, May s, 1880. Came with her
parents to Tennessee, December 1888.
Was married, December, 4, 1851.
Died December, II, 1887; aged 81
years ] months and 9 days.
Forty-one years of her life she was
member of the Methodist Church,
having Joined the Church in her 18th
year-thus spending about all of her
morally responsible life in the Church
of her parents.
Mrs. Conner has left good record.
She was a good woman-so say her
neighbOrs, 80 we believe.
Her home was her sphere in which
she presided with finest grace.
She was mother and wife of true
and noble type, ever looking well to
the ways Of her household-never
eating the bread of idleness.
Her industry knew no bounds but
the limit of her pysical strength. "Six
days thou shalt labor and do all thy
work was exemplified in her life
long habits of industry. o.,
AS mother and wife she will be
sadly missed. Her loss is irrepar-
able and has fallen with grievous
weight upon her bereaved family.
When persecution bristled defiant
ly against the Church of her fathers
the Church of her choice, and
when bloody war, with CORY hands
uplifted, threated the very existence
of Methodism, sister Conner held ON
to the billow-tossed craft to the end
of the voyage, until last Saturday
night the safe old ship anchored with
in the vail. ef,.r ..l..tti grr.
Her summons was unhearalded and
sudden, but calm and ainless. Her
life of toll and suffering needed rest
sweet rest!
She has left her work and her suf-
fering, her family and her friends
and her faithful physicians and gone
where human help is needed never
more.
AS her bark entered port, did not
her old neighbors stand on the rosy
headlands of the paradise of God and
view the faithful old ship plowing the
ocean of death, singing
She has landed many thousands
And can land as many more
Oh! Glory! Halleluyahl"
Has our great FATHER no grand
and glorious way to welcome home
His bloOd-wasbed heart-brOken chill
| dren?
Angels rejoice at your birth, 0
ye children of God! All heaven viii
rejoice when you are crowned heirs
Of everlasting life.
4. r. CRAWFORD.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-12-24
McMINNVILLE, TENNESSEE, SATURDAY. DEC. 24rs87
NO.. (.
Wedding Bells.

Thursday Of this week was q field
day for the ingathering of Cupid's
harveSts in McMinnville and vicin-
itv, three weddings occurring on that
day.
At2 O'Clock, p. M, Prof. j. III.
Sheriff. was married to Miss Jennie
Lively, at the home of the brides
mother on West Main Street, the
ceremony being performed by Elder
o. NJ. Thurman. This couple left on
the afternoon train for Bell Buckle,
where Prof. Sheriff. was to partic-
ipate in musical entertainment
Thursday night. t
At the same hour Dir. G. #. Stain
back officiated in joining together as
husband and wife, Mr.Jas. N. .Walling
cashier of the National Bank of Spar
ia, and Miss Lilly Smart, daughter
of Mr.. VIM H. Smart, at the home
of the brides parents near Smartt's
Station. This happy couple also
took the afternoon train for a short
bridal trip to Cincinnati, st. Louis,
and other cities.
AT seven o'clock p. M, Mr.. Thos.
Montgomery was married to Miss
Matte l.. Faulkner, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Il. H. Faulkner, at their
home at Faulkner's factory. Rev.
A. T. Crawford officiated in this case.
The STANDARD wishes all of these
happy couples smooth and prosper
Gus voyages over life's varied sea.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-12-24
To Close.

8 Boys suits at $3.50 each /; 2 boys
suits at $500; 8 boys overcoats at
$1.75; few mems suits at $500 and
$500. Some jobs in overcoats and
hats at o. M. Thurman & Sons.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-12-24

When Baby was sick, We gave he. Castoria,
Whom she was Child, she cried for Castoria
whsa shs became Aiss she sluns 70 Csstoria,
WAn shs hsd childrsa. che gave them cas.Oria,
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-12-24
Flying ! Flying /!

Christmas goods have been flying
all week at Smartt & Co.'S. They had
to order more by telephone, so all can
still be supplied. Call before the
rush.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-12-24
LIST OF LETTERS

Remaining in the Postofice at McMinn.
vile, Tenn, for the week ending Dec. %,
which will be forwarded to the Dead Letter
nfice IL mt called for In 90 daua
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-12-24
Camilla's Husband.

The drama Of Camilla's Husband
to be given at the @. F. College next
Monday night will be the leading
event Of the holiday week in Nc
Minnville. 1910. at4i.W
CAST OF CHARACTERS. ''
Sir Philip Hailstone....W II. Ross.
Sir Thomas Kendall los hrgima
Maybush u. II. Sheriff.,
Major Lumley ,......,........W. H. Magness, Jr.
Captain Shrimpton o.. a.. lg' fi
Chowler,( "a Blacksmith) c. T. Thurman.
Dogbriar -. .."....."....J. q. McGuire.
Maurice Warner 49, G. N. Morford.
Haycinth Jonquil '' 8. d. Britain.
Servant -. ...................A. 5. Rltchey.
Lady Camilla Hailstone. Miss Mary Reed.
Red Judyl Wife of Dogb'r). Miss M. Wallace.
Soleberry, their daughter) Miss Mcclure.
Lady Roseyille ................. Miss n. Ritchey.
Miss Placida Poyntz. .......... Miss L. Womack.
Servants, Gentlemen, Villagers, &c.
Admission 25 cents; reserved seats
so cents. Tickets at Ritchey &
Stroud's drug store.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-12-24

Office il not called for in 80 days.
Alleman, David Leftrick, Thos
Buck, Mary Jane Leftrick, L M
Brown, Rev Ledden Myers, Ebie
Butler Mrs S d McMillion, Cul
Craig, Matha Melton, Joseph
Grubs, Thos Mitchell, William
Hunter, John Spurlock, Eliza
Hamilton, Ida Springs, Jane
Hall, Marshall Thomas, Sam
Julian, Matte Todd, T II
Keel, II 2 Woods, George
King, Mamie Walliug, Matilda
Parties calling for any of these letters
will plense say Advertised"
ED. J. WooD, N.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-06-24
A Car Counler Wanted.

Among railroad men it is universally
admitted that the common method of
coupling cars is about as primitive and as
dangerous to life and limb as can be de-
vised, and that the man who invents d
proper substitute for it will reap botE
fame and fortune. The patent office has
issued over 5000 patents for improved
and automatic couplers, and yet none has
been invented which seems to be perfect
under all the requirements Of railroading
Many men have spent the best portions of
their lives in devising couplers only to
find when they were subjected to practical
use that they had defects that were fatal
and could not be corrected.
Said an inventor: s"There are plenty of
couplers that are practical and safe, but
the great trouble is that their first cost is
a little more than that of the ordinary
man killer, and as money is dear ano
brakemen are cheap they won't adopt
them"
81 hardly think that is fair to the rail
roads" responded third. SIN my opin
ion, the great obstacle to the adoption
automatic couplers is the lack of uniform
ity in the height of cars. The master
car builders have adopted standard, bu
they have no means Of enforcing it o.
roads. If ell the cars could be made OF
one uniform height, there would be bu
little difficulty in devising an automatic
coupler that would work; but at present
you might as well try to make a straight
stick without two ends as q coupler thai
will do the work required, by present cir
cumstances. New YorFiA.Sun.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-06-24
Packing Boxes Made Out West.

Space is so valuable to New York mer-
chants, and particularly those engaged in
the dry goods trade, that they prefer pur-
chasing the packing boxes in which they
send off their goods to making them
upon their own premises.
To manufacture q sufficient number for
their daily need would require consider
able room, and the rent for such accom-
modations would more than offset the
amount saved. Therefore they purchase
them from men who make the sale of
such boxes a speciality. Their places of
business are to be seen in all quarters.
Generally they choose some piece of prop
erty, which, through litigation or other
causes, has not been built upon, where
the rent is trivial and the lease of short
date, and buy up all the old boxes they
can lay hold of. These they patch up and
sell at considerable advance. There are
others in the business, however, who are,
in the true sense of the word, manufac-
turers. Some of them conduct safe and
profitable business upon small scale,
while others launch thousands of dollars
in the enterprise These latter are mostly
men residing in Michigan, who buy lum-
Der by the wholesale. They have saw
mills of their own, in which they manu-
facture the parts of a box complete, ac-
cording to careful measurement. The
different portions are numbered and sent
to eastern shippers, who have only to nail
them together according to directions to
have perfect packing box. Such boxes
can be produced at remarkably low prices,
and the dealers in this city cannot sue
cessfully compete with their western ri
walls. In fact, the business has grown to
such proportions in Michigan that several
firms have invested thousands in forest
lands in order to procure timber at the
lowest possible cost.-New York Mail and
Eyyrr1.aSS
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-06-24
Besiegins "a LunatGc.

A crazy man, Gy name Wetterlind, recent
ly terrorized the Swedish town of Goteborg
for more than a whole week. He had locked
himself i'll the top story of a house whence he
commanded wide sweep of street, and
marked and fired at any and everybody who
approached. After he shot one man dead the
iiremen attempted to drown him out, but
could not get near enough as the man was
dead shot. They next made iron shields to
protect them in the approach, but these prov,
ed too cumbersome. An attempt to dislodge
the lunatic by throwing dumbbells charged
with electricity at him had to be abandoned.
A barricade was then erected around the
house by the police and regular siege laid to
it, The lunatic stood it a week before he was
starved out, and was then seized by strategy,
too week to defend himself. He had wounded
number of people from his perch during the
singular campaign. New York Sun.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-06-24
The Russian and His Ration.

The simplicity of diet to which the Rus
sian is accustomed gives him great adj
vantage in enduring the privatiOns of @
campaign. Where an Englishman would
be half starved the Russian finds his ra-
lions sufficient. According to the ARMED
Strength of Russia" the men receive a
mess allowance which is calculated to
give them one-third Of pound of meat
on one hundred and ninety-six days of the
year. The remaining one hundred and
sixty-nine days are observed as fasts, ac-
cording to the rules of the Greek church.
In addition, about two pounds of flour,
which the men bake into bread for them
selves, or one pound thirteen ounces of
biscuit is issued per man, and to this is
added four and four-fifths ounces of
greats, four ffths ounces of salt, and for
every one hundred men eleven and seven
tenths ounces of tea and two pounds three
tenths ounces of sugar.
AS against this, the daily field ration Of
the British soldier is one pound of meat,
one and one-half pounds bread or one
pound biscuit, one-third ounce coffee, one
sixth ounce tea, two ounces sugar, and
one-half ounce of salt, and when hard
work is being done another half pound of
meat is added if possible, and it is also
usual to serve out two ounces compressed
vegetables or four ounces preserved pota-
toes. At home groceries and vegetables
are not issued as rations, but sum not
exceeding three pence a day is stopped out
of the mems pay to form mess fund, out
of which they supply themselves with
such extras, The difference in the fare of
the two armies is sufficiently striking; and
the thought Immediately arises, how could
the multifarious wants of Englishmen have
been supplied in the snowy passes of the
Balkans, or how would the British sol
der have worked on Russian rations? The
weight of the English daily ration is
about three and one-half pounds, that Of
the Russian is about two pounds. Every
Russian regiment has on hand eight days
supply of biscuits, which is renewed once
a month. When marching five days
supply is carried with the regimental
wagons and three days. allowance by the
men themselves.-The Argonaut.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-06-24
Water VIII Nd


1t is matter of general oeIet that by Ger.
tain chemical processes water can be mad
to burn. Now, combustion, in almost ever
instance, is a process of combination G
oxygen, and water is a completely oxidize,
body; that is, all the affinities of the hy
drogen have been combined with an equts
number of those of oxygen. The chem
cal reaction which would be accompanie
with heat and light has already taken
place, and cannot be repeated 1t is tru
that we can decompose water into it's col
stituent gases, and produce the phenome-
non of combustion by recombining then
but it is not the water which is burned j
such a case, but the hydrogen gas o.
tanned from it. The man who twas boz r.
to set the river on fire. must be classed
with other mythical personages.-P
Science News.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-06-24
Progress in the Arts of Design.


The cup presented by the New York Yacnt
club to the owner of the Mayflower in homo
Of her victory over the Galatea, which is o.,
exhibition in a Washington street windo,e,
suggests the progress which has been made n
the arts of design for such articles within d
comparatively few years. 1t is not very loag
since the trophies in silver which comme,u-
GRATED the exploits of our sportsmen on la
and sea were of the crudest artistic charact
and the very elaborateness with which tb.
were wrought out showed their eiess4scts !.
more strikingly. When figures # human t.,
ings Or animals were attempted the effect vas
peculiarly distressing. as knowledge of draw
ing was obviously not among their designer
gifts, and the finish Of mechanical executio,,
set of all the detects of this work. The Ma
flower cup is not great artistic productiol.
but it is simple and in good taste, and it's Or
namentation is suggestive of the purpose for
which it was given, as well as the associations
of the name that so worthily symbolizes ;ty
New England origin-Boston Post.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-06-24
The Pope's Jubilee.

A movement is on foot throughout the
Catholic world to make a magnificent money
present to Pope Leo XIII, on the occasion of
his golden jubilee. Italy has already sub
scribed $4,000, mostly in penny contribu-
tions Naples is to send a throne of gold, the
Circulo di St Luigi, of Milan, magnificent
gold pen, and the officers of the Pontifcal
guards are preparing massive inkstand in
gold and silver of Renaissance style, sur
mounted by the statue of the Archangel
Michael. Another feature of the jubilee will
be the bringing together of speakers of the
different languages of the civilized world at
the Polyglot Literary academia of Rome, to
pronounce in their different tongues : r.
praises of the sovereign pontiff. reign
Letter.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-06-24

40 Tor the last twenty years, he cllmDeu
the stairs conducting to the tribune and
sat before the organ.
! Twelve o'clock! And behold Gen. Won
! B, military governor Of Mulhausen,
making his entrance in the church SUR
rounded by numerous staff and escorted
by large body of soldiers, sword in hand.
| The organ peals forth a slow and sad
melody and the ceremony begins.
Lugubrious ceremony, in which the
! chants resemble the psalms for the dead
and the notes of the organ the signs of
the agonizing.
1t is that ''by orders emanating from
the general military governor Of the city
of Mulhausen'' Citrate Schlege1 sings
TIE Deum in the honor Of the invaders of
his country! Sublime abnegation of the
patriot priest.
And the brave Richter accompanies
that martyr on the keyboard!
The organist, pale and feverish, pressed
the ivory with his fingers all trembling.
Suddenly through quick motion of his
head he throws his hair backwards, his
eyes, moment before so dull and almost
lifeless, illuminate themselves, his whole
body straightens and his fingers strike the
keyboard with supernatural strength.
uC gan ACulClo INV AouNt
bass sounds, that are repeated again and
again by the echoes of the church.
All the windows are shaking.
Curate Schlegel falls on his knees and
his clergy with him.
The Germans look at each other, the
tumult increases, kind of fright seizes
the soldiers; Gen. Won B., military gov
ernor of Mulhausen, leaves the church in
a hurry.
1t is that Richter, the organist, the pa
triot, the true Frenchman, plays 'La Mar
seillaise'' on the organ.
The same day the musician left the city
to escape the German police. He has not
returned. But he will.
Citrate Schlegel died the next day, ex-
pressing the wish that the first French
TIE Deum be performed on the organ by
musician Richter and his desire shall be
granted soon, | am certain.-Translated
for the New York Graphic by Guard o31,
Sixth Avenue r. r.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-06-24
Atmospheric phenon

In Geneseo, Ills, the other Gay, there was
witnessed the remarkable phenomenon of the
wind blowing two ways at once. One current
came from the south, the other from the
north, and they met on the railroad track.
From every chimney, including smokestacks
of factories and grain elevators, on the north
side tte smoke went south; from every CHM
ney, including the water works smokestack, on
the south the smoke went north. This con-
tinued from early morning till O'Clock in the
afternoon New York Sun.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-06-24
1pnetrg.
Regret.

do not mourn, sweet wife of mine,
Because those ruby lips of thine
That marble brow
Were kissed by one who might have been
Had not CHANGED to step between,
Thy husband now.
do not grieve because thy heart,
Ere Cupid touched 1t with my dart,
For him would beat;
Nor that the hand which owns my ring,
Once wore his gift. "Mizpah" thing
1t was but meet.
sigh not that his arms were placed
Some score of times around your waist.
So sweet and Slim.
All, no, my love, the woe you see
Is mine, because you welded me
Instead of him.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-06-24
swind1ing the Farmers.

A couple of rascals are swindling the farm.
ers of Greene county, Penn, in an inger.
ious manner. They read the local news
papers carefully, and when farmer pub.
fishes an estray notice, No. 1 calls to look at
the animal. The farmer shows the beast, ana
the fellow decides it is not his; then be re-
turns to his partner and describes it infinitely
to him. No. goes to the farmer and, after
proving by thorough description that he Is
the owner of the animal, says he cannot take
it away, and offers to sell it at bargain.
The farmer buys it, and in a few days the
rightful owner comes and claims the animal.
New York Sun.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-06-24
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